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6 public schools on Molokai, Kauai to reopen
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 31—After severe weather today closed five public schools on Molokai and one on Kauai, all of them will reopen to students and staff on Tuesday, the state Department of Education has announced ...
Flash flood warning remains for Maui as heavy rain persists
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJan. 9—UPDATE: 11:15 a.m. A flash flood warning caused by heavy rain remains in effect for Maui County until 2:15 p.m. At 11:01 a.m., rain rates were slowly decreasing to one-half to 1 inch ...
Severe weather closes 6 public schools on Molokai, Kauai
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 30—Six Hawaii public schools are closed to students and staff today due to severe weather, the state Department of Education has announced. On Maui, "parts of the island experienced flooding ...
Leilehua's Jackie Freitas takes unlikely path to Teacher of the Year
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoOct. 4—Freitas, 36, was selected from a field of 16 finalists representing the best of the state's 13, 000-plus public school teachers, and will represent Hawaii in the National Teacher of the ...
Island Robotics youth club sending 3 teams to world championships
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 26—From the garage to the grand championships, Island Robotics has done it again. The Waipahu-based youth robotics club will be sending three teams to the VEX IQ Robotics World Championships ...
Playgrounds upgraded with new structures
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 16—Children attending eight Maui Economic Opportunity Head Start preschool sites are enjoying new play structures after completion of a $506, 000 renovation project. Children attending ...
Storm buffets islands; Molokai closes schools
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 30—Heavy rain and strong wind battered the state Sunday, producing flooding and high surf, and resulting in the closure today of all regular schools on Molokai. Heavy rain and strong wind ...
Maui's King Kekaulike High School to begin reopening in phases
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 18—King Kekaulike High School in Upcountry Maui, which has been closed since Aug. 9, will start reopening in phases next week, with school staff returning to campus on Monday, and students ...
Education board holding 'community engagement' talks
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 12—The public is invited to a series of "community engagement " meetings where the state Board of Education will gather input to weave into the next strategic plan for Hawaii's public schools ...
Heavy rain, high winds hit Big Island as storm moves east
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 20—UPDATE: A high surf warning for the north- and west-facing shores of Oahu, Kauai, Molokai and Niihau, as well as the north-facing shores of Maui, is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday. Forecasters ...